Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games – Women's 100 metre backstroke
The women's 100 metre backstroke event at the 2014 Commonwealth Games as part of the swimming programme took place on 25 and 26 July at the Tollcross International Swimming Centre in Glasgow, Scotland.
| Women's 100 metre backstroke at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Tollcross International Swimming Centre | |||||||||
| Dates | 25 July 2014 (heats & semis) 26 July 2014 (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 28 from 15 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 59.37 GR | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
| ||||||||||
| Swimming at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | ||
|---|---|---|
 | ||
| Freestyle | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m S8 | women | |
| 100 m S8 | men | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m S14 | men | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | women | |
| 1500 m | men | |
| Backstroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 100 m SB9 | women | |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Breaststroke | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Butterfly | ||
| 50 m | men | women |
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| Individual medley | ||
| 200 m | men | women |
| 200 m SM8 | men | |
| 200 m SM8 | women | |
| 400 m | men | women |
| Freestyle relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
| 4×200 m | men | women |
| Medley relay | ||
| 4×100 m | men | women |
The medals were presented by Suzanne Weckend-Dill, Athlete Representative of the Commonwealth Games Federation and the quaichs were presented by James Hickman, Global Sports Marketing Manager of Speedo.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Commonwealth Games records were as follows.
| World record |  Gemma Spofforth (GBR) | 58.12 | Rome, Italy | 28 July 2009 | [1] |
| Commonwealth record | |||||
| Games record |  Emily Seebohm (AUS) | 59.53 | Delhi, India | 9 October 2010 |
The following records were established during the competition:
| Date | Event | Name | Nationality | Time | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July | Heat | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 59.51 | GR |
| 26 July | Final | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 59.37 | GR |
Results
Heats
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 59.51 | Q, GR |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 59.78 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Sinead Russell |  Canada | 1:00.15 | Q |
| 4 | 3 | 5 | Lauren Quigley |  England | 1:00.67 | Q |
| 5 | 4 | 3 | Brooklynn Snodgrass | Canada | 1:00.70 | Q |
| 6 | 2 | 5 | Elizabeth Simmonds | England | 1:00.79 | Q |
| 7 | 3 | 4 | Georgia Davies | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Wales | 1:00.86 | Q |
| 8 | 2 | 6 | Kathleen Dawson |  Scotland | 1:00.91 | Q |
| 9 | 3 | 3 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 1:01.05 | Q |
| 10 | 2 | 3 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 1:01.10 | Q |
| 11 | 4 | 6 | Jessica Fullalove | England | 1:01.58 | Q |
| 12 | 3 | 2 | Rachel Williams | Wales | 1:02.98 | Q |
| 13 | 3 | 6 | Jessica Ashley-Cooper |  South Africa | 1:03.61 | Q |
| 14 | 2 | 2 | Danielle Stirrat | Wales | 1:04.76 | Q |
| 15 | 3 | 7 | Kimiko Raheem |  Sri Lanka | 1:06.36 | Q |
| =16 | 4 | 7 | Danielle Hill |  Northern Ireland | 1:07.18 | QSO |
| 3 | 8 | Talisa Lanoe |  Kenya | |||
| 18 | 4 | 1 | Lauren Hew |  Cayman Islands | 1:07.34 | |
| 19 | 2 | 7 | Bethany Firth | Northern Ireland | 1:08.30 | |
| 20 | 3 | 1 | Lara Butler | Cayman Islands | 1:08.37 | |
| 21 | 4 | 8 | Courtney Butcher |  Guernsey | 1:08.46 | |
| 22 | 2 | 1 | Danielle Awori | Kenya | 1:08.63 | |
| 23 | 1 | 4 | Evelina Afoa |  Samoa | 1:09.13 | |
| 24 | 1 | 5 | Anita Field | Kenya | 1:11.08 | |
| 25 | 1 | 3 | Kiran Khan |  Pakistan | 1:13.91 | |
| 26 | 2 | 8 | Savannah Tkatchenko |  Papua New Guinea | 1:14.90 | |
| 1 | 6 | Areeba Shaikh | Pakistan | DSQ | ||
| 4 | 2 | Tao Li |  Singapore | DNS |
Qualification swim-off
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Danielle Hill | Northern Ireland | 1:05.36 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Talisa Lanoe | Kenya | 1:07.30 |
Semifinals
| Rank | Heat | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 4 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 59.59 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | 6 | Georgia Davies | Wales | 59.63 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | Sinead Russell | Canada | 59.91 | Q |
| =4 | 1 | 3 | Elizabeth Simmonds | England | 59.98 | Q |
| 1 | 4 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | |||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | Brooklynn Snodgrass | Canada | 1:00.26 | Q |
| 7 | 2 | 2 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 1:00.34 | Q |
| 8 | 1 | 5 | Lauren Quigley | England | 1:00.37 | Q |
| 9 | 1 | 2 | Hilary Caldwell | Canada | 1:00.77 | |
| 10 | 1 | 6 | Kathleen Dawson | Scotland | 1:01.17 | |
| 11 | 2 | 7 | Jessica Fullalove | England | 1:01.20 | |
| 12 | 1 | 7 | Rachel Williams | Wales | 1:02.48 | |
| 13 | 2 | 1 | Jessica Ashley-Cooper | South Africa | 1:03.07 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1 | Danielle Stirrat | Wales | 1:04.86 | |
| 15 | 1 | 8 | Danielle Hill | Northern Ireland | 1:06.17 | |
| 16 | 2 | 8 | Kimiko Raheem | Sri Lanka | 1:06.33 |
Final
| Rank | Lane | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 4 | Emily Seebohm | Australia | 59.37 | GR |
 | 5 | Georgia Davies | Wales | 59.58 | |
 | 6 | Belinda Hocking | Australia | 59.93 | |
| 4 | 8 | Lauren Quigley | England | 1:00.19 | |
| 5 | 2 | Elizabeth Simmonds | England | 1:00.26 | |
| 6 | 3 | Sinead Russell | Canada | 1:00.27 | |
| 7 | 1 | Madison Wilson | Australia | 1:00.45 | |
| 8 | 7 | Brooklynn Snodgrass | Canada | 1:00.58 |
References
- Bull, Andy (28 July 2009). "Gemma Spofforth swims to 100m backstroke glory in world record time". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
External links
| |
|
.svg.png.webp){kind=small}
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.